I was meant to see an ENT and take a hearing test today as well as T counselling but went to the doctors first to get my ears checked. (I know it's a bit late to be doing that but when I got the referall a week ago the doctor threw it at me and didn't even check my ears!)

I was told today that the eardum in my right ear is hardly visible due to wax build up! The nurse syringed my ear with water for what felt like ages but none of it came out. My hearing is now WORSE in that ear and as a result my tinnitus feels louder!

My question is has anyone had a permanent spike in tinnitus post syringing? I am freaking out a little...

We reviewed records from 2,400 consecutive patients who visited our clinic (1,704 male, 696 female; mean age, 53.3 ± 11.8 years; age range, 7-87 years). All the patients experienced (and sought treatment for) chronic tinnitus. Eleven of these patients reported that their tinnitus began soon (immediately to 3 days) after they underwent cerumen removal procedures performed by a clinician. Table 1 lists information related to these patients and the cerumen management procedures that were associated with the onset of their tinnitus.

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Hopefully yours return to baseline soon!

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We reviewed records from 2,400 consecutive patients who visited our clinic (1,704 male, 696 female; mean age, 53.3 ± 11.8 years; age range, 7-87 years). All the patients experienced (and sought treatment for) chronic tinnitus. Eleven of these patients reported that their tinnitus began soon (immediately to 3 days) after they underwent cerumen removal procedures performed by a clinician. Table 1 lists information related to these patients and the cerumen management procedures that were associated with the onset of their tinnitus.